Shrimp Pad Thai
If at first you don't succeed at making a great dinner, thai and thai again. This exotic dish hardly skimps on the flavor. Enjoy international cuisine prepared in the comfort of your own kitchen. It's shrimply delicious.
Ingredients
For 4 people
- 8 tablespoon(s) palm sugar
- 6 teaspoon(s) light brown sugar
- 9 teaspoon(s) lime juice
- 1 1/2 ounce(s) tamarind paste
- 1 teaspoon(s) salt
- 1/2 teaspoon(s) paprika
- 3 tablespoon(s) Asian fish sauce
- 1 tablespoon(s) rice vinegar
- 1/2 floz water
- 1 tablespoon(s) minced cilantro leaves
- 2 teaspoon(s) minced garlic
- 2/3 tablespoon(s) minced Thai green chilies or small fresh green Mexican chilies
- 8 ounce(s) dried rice noodles, linguine-sized
- 32 floz water
- 5 cup(s) Vegetable oil or peanut oil for deep-frying
- 2 ounce(s) firm tofu, well drained, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
- 1 tablespoon(s) unsalted butter
- 1 egg, beaten
- 1/10 cup(s) milk
- 2 tablespoon(s) peanut oil
- 1/3 tablespoon(s) minced green chilies
- 1/3 tablespoon(s) chopped shallots
- 1 teaspoon(s) minced ginger
- 1/8 tablespoon(s) minced lemongrass
- 1 tablespoon(s) kaffir lime leaf, or 2-by-1/2-inch strip lime zest
- 1 tablespoon(s) chopped cilantro leaves, plus sprigs for garnish
- 16 ounce(s) fresh shrimp, deveined
- 1/2 cup(s) bean sprouts
- 1/4 cup(s) thinly sliced green onion, for garnish
- 2 tablespoon(s) chopped dry-roasted peanuts
- 2 lime wedges, for garnish
Directions
Make the Lime-Tamarind Sauce: In a small saucepan, combine the sugar, lime juice, tamarind paste, salt and paprika. Over medium-high heat, bring to a boil, stirring frequently. Continue boiling and stirring just until the sauce reduces slightly. Set aside to cool. Reserve. Make the Garlic-Chili Sauce: In a small, non-reactive bowl, stir together the fish sauce, rice vinegar, water, sugar, cilantro, garlic and chilies. Reserve. For the noodles, put the rice noodles in a bowl filled with the cold water and leave them just until softened, no more than a few minutes. Drain and reserve. (This can be done several hours ahead.) About 30 minutes before serving, heat about 1 inch of the vegetable oil in a medium saucepan or wok over medium-high heat. Add the tofu cubes and deep-fry until golden, 1 to 2 minutes. Remove with a slotted spoon or wire skimmer, drain on paper towels, and set aside to cool. Reserve. In a small skillet, heat the butter over medium heat. Cook the scrambled egg until it forms soft, moist curds. Transfer to a plate and set aside to cool. Chop coarsely and reserve. Heat a wok over high heat. Add the 2 tbsp. peanut oil. When it’s almost smoking-hot, add the chilies, shallots, ginger, lemongrass, kaffir lime, chopped cilantro and shrimp; stir-fry until the shrimp gain pink color, about 2 minutes. Add the noodles, half of the bean sprouts, the fried tofu, the scrambled egg, and both sauces. Continue stir-frying until the noodles have separated, heated through, and are glazed with the sauce and mixed with the other ingredients, 1 to 2 minutes more. Transfer the noodles to a serving plate. Top with the remaining bean sprouts, cilantro sprigs, green onions and peanuts. Serve with lime wedges to squeeze over the noodles.
Nutrition facts
- Kcal: 3016.01 kcal
- Fibers (g): 2.95g
- Sodium (mg): 2790.35mg
- Carbs: 79.2g
- Fat: 288.21g
- Saturated fat (g): 24.48g
- Proteins: 31.97g